Immediately, Maine smiles, pleased that Wash didn't give him shit over Blue-chan's name. (Granted, Carolina didn't give him shit, either. But he caught that almost-laugh at his suggestion for her Charmander. "Carrot" would've been fine as a name!)

"Water-type," he says proudly. Then he points a thumb at himself: Like me. They're a matched set.

"Squirtle. Good fighter. Gonna get big and strong."

He's so proud of his little Pokémon already.